SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management
Certificate Program
March 15—18, 2010 | Online $540 (includes books and materials)
Learn Essential HR Skills: improve your ability to handle challenging HR issues. The SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program is an introductory course offering a comprehensive overview of the human resource function. The course covers today's most vital and timely topics, including employment law, selecting qualified employees, compensation, orientation and training, and the employee performance process.
Advance your HR knowledge and effectiveness
If you're new to human resources or need to strengthen your employee management skills, the SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program is for you. Knowledge of the essentials can improve valuable on-the-job effectiveness, protect your small business from needless litigation, and help advance your career. The course will arm you with practical skills you can immediately apply to your own situation.
Offered in partnership with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), this cost-effective course covers real-life HR issues, including employment law, selecting qualified employees, compensation, the employee performance process, and much more. You will also learn key information to keep you on track with compliance issues.
You'll benefit from the shared experiences of your instructor and peers, while learning techniques for handling HR challenges through interactive case studies designed to make you feel comfortable dealing with HR issues. In addition, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion from our institution and have the opportunity to earn 1.5 continuing education units (CEUs) for completing this course.
Who should take this course?
This program is designed for entry-level HR professionals, small business owners responsible for the HR function in their companies and people looking into HR as a career-change possibility.
These are typical job titles of students who've completed the program:
- HR specialist Small Business Owner Manager
- HR generalist Executive assistant Recruiter
- Office manager HR administrator Trainer
- Staffing specialist Admissions counselor Administrative assistant
The six learning modules cover broad spectrum of topics.
This course provides important knowledge and skills you can use immediately in your day-to-day job:
Resource Management
Gain a clear understanding of the HR function
- Roles and responsibilities
- Important steps and outcomes in the HR planning process
Employment Law
Enhance your ability to apply key HR legislation
- Civil Rights Act
- EEOC, Affirmative Action and elements of the affirmative action plan
- Pregnancy, Age and Disability legislation
- Many other employee protection laws
Recruitment and Selection
Gain important skills for selecting employees
- Recruiting methods and their effectiveness
- Key selection tools
- Adverse impact calculations
- Interview biases
Compensation and Benefits
Learn the key elements of a total compensation system
- Framework for base pay, incentives, differentials and increases
- Job analysis and documentation
- Methods for job evaluation
- Benefits commonly offered by employers
Employee Development
Gain an understanding of orientation, development and training
- Effective adult learning, both on-the-job and off-the-job
- Four levels of evaluation
Performance Management
Discover the purpose and process for performance appraisals
- Common appraisal methods and errors
- Legal concepts surrounding the disciplinary process
- Guideline for conducting disciplinary meetings
Instructors: Antoinette Knechtges is a full time lecturer in the management department at Eastern Michigan University. She has facilitated the SHRM Learning System as well as the Essentials of HR Management courses, and taught Business Ethics courses for the past five years at EMU. Toni comes from a background of twenty plus years in the Human Resource field in the automotive and transportation sectors. She is the Director for the Michigan Council of SHRM, a past president and current advisory board member of the Human Resources Association of Greater Detroit, and a member of the Greater Ann Arbor Society of Human Resource Management.
Ann Davis is a human resources consultant with over 18 years of experience in both specialist and generalist human resource roles. She facilitated a variety of management training programs and designed and led employee education programs. She gained strategic management experience working as an assistant vice president/human resources director for a privately-held insurance company. In addition, she worked for a publicly-traded, international company as both a senior benefits specialist and an organizational learning consultant. She has facilitated the EMU SHRM Learning System courses as well as the Essentials of HR Management.
Course Investment
A course investment of $540 includes SHRM Essentials of HR Management Certificate Program manual consisting of six modules, glossary and index as well as Participant's Activities Book. Many companies pay for this course through tuition assistance or professional development budgets. Ask your employer if you qualify.
Attendance Policy
Participants are expected to attend all classes, with no absences permitted to receive the HRCI recertification hours.
Cancellation Policy
All
cancellations must be in writing. Those who cancel two weeks before the
program starts will receive a full refund. Those who cancel between one
and two weeks before the program starts will receive a 50% refund.
Those who cancel less than one week before the start of the program
will receive a 25% refund. No refund is available to those who cancel
during the program.
Schedule Changes and Cancellations
Although
we make every effort to maintain the published schedule for classes,
insufficient enrollment and other unforeseen occurrences may require a
schedule change or cancellation. We will attempt to notify you as soon as possible